Scientists may have unlocked how to prevent the genetic collapse of wildlife restricted by habitat fragmentation before it ...

A new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to ...

This article originally appeared on The Revelator. Imagine a vast agricultural field, endless rows of soy or corn running for acres in every direction. Now imagine that this field grows where a mighty ...

Meet all the leopard subspecies and discover how camouflage and anti‑poaching patrols keep these spotted survivors on the map ...

When natural habitats are cleared to make way for cities, roads and agriculture, this often leaves behind "islands" of fragmented habitat that can place species at risk of extinction. Species are at ...

Industrial palm oil plantations have pushed deeper into forests on Borneo, according to a peer-reviewed study tracking ...

Habitat fragmentation is a landscape-level phenomenon in which a once-continuous habitat is broken into smaller, spatially isolated patches separated by a matrix of modified or unsuitable land cover.

Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the long-, slender-winged species ...

Aim: Although the negative effects of habitat fragmentation have been widely documented at the landscape scale, much less is known about its impacts on species distributions at the biogeographical ...

Uncover the critical effects of habitat loss on biodiversity. This in-depth analysis provides insights into the consequences for species and ecosystems alike.